---
title: "allowsWindowActivationEvents(_:)"
framework: swiftui
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "swiftui/view/allowswindowactivationevents(_:)"
---

# allowsWindowActivationEvents(_:)

Configures whether gestures in this view hierarchy can handle events that activate the containing window.

## Declaration

```swift
nonisolated func allowsWindowActivationEvents(_ value: Bool?) -> some View

```

## Parameters

- `value`: A Boolean value that indicates whether gestures in this view hierarchy can handle events that activate the containing window. If nil, or if the modifier is not present, the behavior will be inherited from the view’s ancestors.

## Discussion

Discussion Views higher in the hierarchy can override the value you set on this view. In the following example, the tap gesture on the Rectangle won’t handle events that activate the containing window because the outer allowsWindowActivationEvents(_:) view modifier overrides the inner one: HStack {     Rectangle()         .onTapGesture { ... }         .allowsWindowActivationEvents() } .allowsWindowActivationEvents(false) note: It’s only possible to disallow handling events that activate the containing window for views that allow it by default or that inherit this behavior from their ancestors. Views that explicitly already disallow this functionality can’t have it turned on. note: Prefer using allowsWindowActivationEvents() if the parameter is always true and it never changes.